Bremer Rundfunkmuseum

About the museum

The museum grew out of an initiative by radio enthusiasts: in 1978, a group of CB radio operators was looking for club premises and proposed a collection of historic radio and television sets as the reason for them. On September 12, 1978, the Bremer Rundfunkmuseum opened in a building of the old slaughterhouse on the Bürgerweide; in 1980 it was added to the museum directories, and in 1987 the supporting association was recognized as a nonprofit.

The collection grew steadily through donations. In 1996, the studio equipment of the Comedian Harmonists came to the museum, and in 2000 the elaborately veneered Blaupunkt radiogram cabinet from the household of Bremen carmaker Carl Borgward, donated by his widow. That same year, the museum had to leave the slaughterhouse and moved to Findorffstraße, where around 700 of more than 3,000 objects have since been on display across about 400 square meters.

In 2013, an original Radio Bremen announcer's studio from the 1950s was installed, along with early reporting and broadcasting equipment; in 2016 a reading and teaching room with a specialist library followed, where visitors can also build receiver circuits themselves. The most recent addition is an exhibition on the Bremen manufacturer Nordmende. The museum is run by volunteers of the association Bremer Rundfunkmuseum e.V. and, besides guided tours, offers radio play evenings, equipment swap meets and a repair service for old devices.

Highlights

• Blaupunkt radiogram cabinet once owned by Carl Borgward
• Original studio equipment of the Comedian Harmonists
• Radio Bremen announcer's studio from the 1950s
• Radio station of the coaster "Jason" and an active amateur radio station
• Braun Phonosuper SK 4 ("Snow White's Coffin") in the Modern Design section
• Sound room for high-end and surround technology

Permanent exhibitions

• Radio, Phono, Fernsehen – Eight decades of consumer electronics, from shellac records through wire recording and the Tefifon to the reel-to-reel tape recorder, with the Borgward radiogram cabinet, the Comedian Harmonists' equipment and a 1950s living room.
• Hörfunkstudio – Original Radio Bremen announcer's studio from the 1950s, where visitors can read the news themselves, plus early equipment for reporting and outside broadcasts.
• Von Mende in Dresden bis Nordmende in Bremen – New exhibition on the history of the radio and television manufacturer Nordmende, which was re-founded in Bremen after the war and produced there until 1987.

Founded

1978

Operated by

Bremer Rundfunkmuseum e.V.

Admission & discounts

Prices as of October 1, 2025. The groups eligible for reduced admission are not specified.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The exhibition is entirely on one level, but there are two steps at the entrance; ring the bell and staff will help you over them.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Lockers

Lockers for coats and bags. Repair service for historic radios and televisions.

Events & venue rental

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